St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-04-19
FROM THE REGULARS ARMY.
Matters of Interest TO the Men in
Uncle Sanl,s Service.

uncle Sd ms service.
The progressive euchre party at Fort
Smelling, given by Mrs. Col. ]. ]. Van Horn,
called together ali the people of the post.
Those present were: Col. and Mrs. George
L. Andrews, Maj. and Mrs. George b. Rod
ney, Capt. and Mrs. E. J. Stivers, Lieut.. and
Mrs. Walter Howe, Lieut.. and Mrs.
Peter Leary, Jr., Lieut.. and Mrs.
Willlston Fish and Mrs j. w. Griffin. of Min
neapolis. Lieut.. and Mrs. Carroll Devoll,
Lieut.. and Mrs. A S. Frost, Lieut. and Mrs.
George Andrews, Col, BentZoni, Capt. Red
mona FULLY, DR.. W. L. Kneedler, Miss Bessie
Johnson, Charles Alden, Miss Alden. Mr..
Rantoul, Miss Battles, Victor Roberton, Miss
Lanctot, Fritz Schenck, Lieuts. w. F. Martin,
g. P. Ahern. The prizes were numerous and
elegant. Miss Lanctot won first ladies'
prize Mr.. Robertson first gentleman's prize,
DR.. Kneedler, lone hand prize, Lieut. An
drews foot table prize, Mrs. Williston Fish
progressive prize, Lieut.. Hodges progressive
prize, Mrs Maj. Rodney foot prize.
The following changes are made in the
stations and duties Of officers of the engineer
corps: First Lieut.. Irving Hale, now on duty
at Willets Point, will relieve First Lieut.
Curtis McD. Townsend of his duties as
quartermaster of the engineer battalion and
post commissary at that post. Lieut.. Towns
end on being relieved will proceed without
delay to take station at Washington, reporting
to Maj. Garrett J. Lydecker for duty under
his orders. Second Lieut.. DUB. Gaillard is re-
lieved from duty with the engineer corps at
Willet's Point and Will take station at Jack
sonville, Fla, reporting to Capt. William NJ.
Black for orders.
In compliance with telegraphic instructions
from the division commander the following
named officers are detailed to inspect deliver
les Of cattle and stock at the agencies indi-
Gated: Cheyenne river agency, Capt. William
N. sage, Eleventh infantry, Fort Bennett;
Crow Creek and Lower Brule agencies, Capt.
John w. Bean, Fifteenth infantry. Fort Ran
dali; Yankton agency, Capt. Caspar H. Con-
rad, Fifteenth infantry, Fort Randall; Stand
ing Rock Agency, Capt. Ogden b. Read,
Eleventh infantry, Fort Yates.
By an act of congress the president is en-
powered to appoint as many hospital stewards
as in his Judgment the service may REQUIRE:
but without his special permission not more
than one steward shall be stationed at any
one post. The pay of stewards will hereafter
be S45 per month with service increase. They
shall have rank with ordnance sergeants.
Capt. G. X. Sanderson, Eleventh infantry.
returning from the East where he has been
for the past ten months on sick leave,
registered at the st. Paul headquarters He
will now join his station at sully. There
also registered Capt. John Conline, Ninth
cavalry, on leave from Fort Robinson; Capt
j, P. Thompson. Third infantry, On leave of
three months from Fort Missoula.
The following Burroughs are granted in
this department.: Three months to Private
Robert Bruce, Company A, Fifth infantry;
two months to Musician John B. Gray Com
pany c, Twentieth infantry, with permission
to 90 to Cincinnati; three months to Sergt.
Patrick Lynch, Troop G, Fifth cavalry; four
months to Private Hugo Frede, Troop F, Fifth
cavalry.
A leave of absence of three months on sur
peon's certificate Of disability is granted to
First Lieut.. Frank FL. Mills, regimental
uuartermaster, Twenty-fourth infantry, and
his admission to the army and navy general
hospital at Hot Springs, Ark, is authorized
by the secretary OF war.
Post Ouartermaster Sergeant George
Adams will be relieved from duty at Fort
Union, and will proceed to his new station at
Fort Concho. Post Quartermaster Sergeant
William r. Tilghman will be relieved from
duty at Fort Thomas, and will take station at
Fort Robinson.
On the recommendation of the regimental
commander, the following transfers are made
on the Sixth infantry: Second Lieutenant L.
H. V. Kenuon, from Company H to Company
b, and Second Lieutenant Benjamin W. At
kinson, from Company b to Company H.
Late visitors at department headquarters at
St. Paul are Gen. Forsythe, Coz. Black
Twepty.third Infantry, and Col. Barr, division
Judge advocate. Col. Barr has Just COM
pIeted his lubors as judge advocate of the
Coeur d. Aene court of inquiry.
First Lieut.. John Martin, Twenty-fifth in
fantry, is detailed for duty on general re-
cruiting service in this department at Fort
Sisseton. He will relieve First Lieut. Henry
p Ritzius, Twenty-ftth infantry.
Under provision of congress, and on his
own request, Sergeant John Barr, of the ord
nance U. S.A., is placed upon the retired list.
COL James NJ Moore is back at his desk
otter an absence of five weeks on the court
OF inquiry at Cueur d Alene.
The retirement, by operation of law, is an
nounced of Maj. Charles a. Sprague, pay
master U. S. A.